Anthropic Opens Memory to Free Users, Adds PowerPoint Integration
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Anthropic's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Memory across conversations moved from Max to Free tier. Claude for Excel renamed and moved from Max to Pro. Claude for PowerPoint (beta) added to Pro. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 15, 2026) lists Pro at $17, Team (Standard seat) at $20, Enterprise (self-serve) at $20, Max at $100 and Team (Premium seat) at $100.
This quarterly roll-up includes 4 changes Pulse first recorded in a shorter period: "Anthropic moves conversation memory from Pro plan to Free tier" (week of Mar 2, 2026, saved Mar 9, 2026), "Anthropic adds web search to feature comparison table" (week of Feb 23, 2026, saved Mar 2, 2026) and "Anthropic brings Claude to PowerPoint with new Max plan feature" (week of Feb 2, 2026, saved Feb 9, 2026) and 1 more. They are the same changes, not new ones. Before that, Anthropic's previous recorded change was "Anthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers" (Mar 16, 2026). Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window OpenAI, Microsoft and X also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- ChangedMaxFeatureMaxFree tier
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Feature | Max | Free tier | Changed |
Values as written on Anthropic's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Anthropic's pricing page (anthropic.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Max" becomes "Free tier".
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Anthropic, the last 90 days
Full history- May 13, 2026ImprovementAnthropic API consolidates Microsoft 365 and Outlook integrations
- Apr 21, 2026PackagingAnthropic API launches Managed Agents at $0.08 per session-hour of runtime
- Apr 13, 2026PackagingAnthropic Adds Discretionary Price Change Clause to Pricing Footnote
- Apr 11, 2026Feature changeAnthropic Opens Memory to Free Users, Adds PowerPoint Integration This change
- Apr 4, 2026PackagingAnthropic API Drops Tiered Pricing for Sonnet 4.6, Goes Flat Rate
- Mar 16, 2026PackagingAnthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers
- Mar 8, 2026ImprovementAnthropic moves conversation memory from Pro plan to Free tier
- Mar 2, 2026ImprovementAnthropic adds web search to feature comparison table
- Feb 18, 2026PackagingAnthropic API replaces Sonnet 4.5 with 4.6 at same price point
- Week of Feb 2, 2026ImprovementAnthropic brings Claude to PowerPoint with new Max plan feature
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did Anthropic raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Anthropic's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Max feature: Max → Free tier, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Anthropic change its pricing?
This quarterly roll-up includes 4 changes Pulse first recorded in shorter periods, not new ones; Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for Anthropic in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Anthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers" on Mar 16, 2026; Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.